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Where does “arg” come from?

arg (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish argher, from Old Norse argr, from Proto-Germanic argaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- — to go, move; to mount; to move, go.

arg (Swedish): angry

Definitions

  1. angry

Ancestry of “arg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedisharghercowardly; bad, evil, wicked; angry
2Old Norseargrunmanly, effeminate, cowardly; bad
3Proto-Germanicargazunmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ergʰ-to go, move; to mount; to move, go
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